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assibilation

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  1. 1. n. Change of a non-sibilant letter to a sibilant, as of -tion to -shun, duke to ditch. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. the development of a consonant phoneme into a sibilant Source: wordnet
  3. 3. n. pronunciation with a sibilant (hissing or whistling) sound Source: wordnet
  4. 4. Change of a non-sibilant letter to a sibilant, as of -tion to - shun, duke to ditch. Source: webster
  5. 5. Change of a non-sibilant letter to a sibilant, as of -tion to -shun, duke to ditch. Source: adambom
  6. 6. n the development of a consonant phoneme into a sibilant n pronunciation with a sibilant (hissing or whistling) sound Source: ecdict

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